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Historical Birthday

04 Nov 1448
Alphonso II King of Naples (1494-95) born in Naples (d. 1495)
04 Nov 1575
Guido Reni Italian Baroque painter born in Bologna Papal States (d. 1642)
04 Nov 1590
Gerard van Honthorst Dutch painter born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 1656)
04 Nov 1631
Mary 1st British Princess Royal and the Princess of Orange born in St. Jamess Palace London (d. 1660)
04 Nov 1640
Carlo Mannelli Italian composer born in Rome (d. 1697)
04 Nov 1656
Leonard Sailer German composer and organist born in Ulm (d. after 1694)
04 Nov 1661
Charles III Philip Elector Palatine (1716-42) born in Neuburg an der Donau Germany (d. 1742)
04 Nov 1674
Anton Englert German composer and organist born in Schweinfurt (d. 1751)
04 Nov 1740
Augustus Montague Toplady English author of hymn Rock of Ages (d. 1778)
04 Nov 1756
Anthony van Hoboken Rotterdam merchantship owner
04 Nov 1779
John W Pieneman historical painter (Battle at Waterloo)
04 Nov 1787
Edmund Kean British Shakespearean actor (Edmund Keans Masonic Career) born in London England (d. 1833)
04 Nov 1790
Carlos A Lopez president of Paraguay (1844-62)
04 Nov 1797
Aleksander A Bestuzhev-Marlinsky Russian author
04 Nov 1809
Benjamin Robbins Curtis Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1874)
04 Nov 1812
Aleardo [Gaetano] Aleardi ItalianEast poet (Lettere a Maria)
04 Nov 1816
William Polk Hardeman Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1898)
04 Nov 1816
Stephen Johnson Field Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1899)
04 Nov 1818
Alexander Robert Lawton Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1896)
04 Nov 1820
Robert Vinkler Richardson American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army) born in Granville County North Carolina (d. 1870)
04 Nov 1823
Karel Komzk I Bohemian composer and musician born in Netchovice Czech Republic (d. 1893)
04 Nov 1835
Lunsford Lindsay Lomax Major General (Confederate Army) (d. 1913)
04 Nov 1836
Henry J. Lutcher American businessman and sawmill partner (d. 1912)
04 Nov 1841
Carl Tausig Polish pianist and composer born in Warsaw (d. 1871)
04 Nov 1842
William Barker Cushing Lt Cmdr (Union Navy) (d. 1874)
04 Nov 1845
Vasudeo Balwant Phadke The First Indian Revolutionary (d. 1883)
04 Nov 1846
Gaston Henri Charles Antoine Serpette composer
04 Nov 1862
Eden Phillpotts English novelistpoetplaywright (Red Madymaynes)
04 Nov 1867
Tomasz Arciszewski Polish Prime Minister 1944-47
04 Nov 1868
Carolina La Belle Otero Spanish actress singer and courtesan born in Valga Galicia Spain (d. 1965)
04 Nov 1873
Bobby Wallace Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop pitcher manager umpire and scout (St. Louis Browns) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1960)
04 Nov 1874
Aleksandr Vasilevich Kolchak Russian military commander (d. 1920)
04 Nov 1881
Milton Rosmer Southport England director (Murder in the Red Barn)
04 Nov 1884
Henry George Harry Ferguson Irish aviator engineer and inventor (Modern tractor) born in County Down Ireland United Kingdom (d. 1960)
04 Nov 1890
Klabund [Alfred Henschke] German writer (Bracke Borgia)
04 Nov 1896
Ian Wolfe American actor (Diary of a Madman Wizards & Warriors Houdini THX-1138 Homebodies) born in Canton Illinois (d. 1992)
04 Nov 1896
Carlos P. Garcia 8th President of the Philippines (d. 1971)
04 Nov 1897
Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez Brazilian conductorcomposer (Imbapara)
04 Nov 1899
Carlos Pellicer Mexican museum directorpoet (Teotihuacan)
04 Nov 1899
Mimi Boesnach Dutch actress (Wedding of Kloris & Roosje) born in Amsterdam Noord-Holland Netherlands (d. 1982)
04 Nov 1899
Nicolas Frantz Luxembourgish road cyclist (Tour de France 1927-28) born in Mamer Capellen Luxembourg (d. 1985)
04 Nov 1900
Luigi Lucioni Italian landscape painter (opera stars)
04 Nov 1900
Don Alvarado [Jose Page] American actor (Captain Thunder Morning Glory Big Steal) born in Albuquerque New Mexico (d. 1967)
04 Nov 1900
Lucreiu Ptrcanu Romanian communist activist and sociologist (d. 1954)
04 Nov 1901
Spyridon Marinatos Greek archaeologist (d. 1974)
04 Nov 1902
Frank Jenks American actor (Colonel Flack Zombies on Broadway) born in Des Moines Iowa (d. 1962)
04 Nov 1904
Walter Bauer German Canadian writer born in Merseburg (d. 1976)
04 Nov 1904
Tadeusz yliski Polish technician and textilist (d. 1967)
04 Nov 1905
Martin Raschke German authorpublisherwar correspondent
04 Nov 1906
Bob Considine American journalist and author (Babe Ruth Story) born in Washington D.C. (d. 1975)
04 Nov 1908
Anthony Warde American actor (Dangers of the Canadian Mounted Buck Rogers Black Widow) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1975)
04 Nov 1908
Stanley Cortez American cinematographer born in NYC New York
04 Nov 1908
Joseph Rotblat Polish Physicist Nobel Peace Prize 1995 born in Warsaw Poland (d. 2005)
04 Nov 1909
Bert Patenaude American soccer forward (4 caps scorer of first hat-trick in World Cup history 1930) born in Fall River Massachusetts (d. 1974)
04 Nov 1909
Evelyn Johnson Corbin Kentucky female pilot (most flying hours - 57685) (d. 2012)
04 Nov 1912
Giff Vivian New Zealand cricket batsman (7 Tests 42.1 top score 100) born in Auckland New Zealand (d. 1983)
04 Nov 1912
Pauline Trigere fashion designer (Bell Bottoms)
04 Nov 1912
Vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov Russian composer born in St. Petersburg Russia (d. 1978)
04 Nov 1913
Gig Young [Byron Elsworth Barr] American actor (They Shoot Horses Dont They) born in St. Cloud Minnesota (d. 1978)
04 Nov 1914
Carlos Castillo Armas Dictator and President of Guatemala (1954-57) born in Santa Luca Cotzumalguapa Guatemala (d. 1957)
04 Nov 1915
Alistair Cameron Crombie historian of science
04 Nov 1916
Ruth Handler [ne Mosko] American toy manufacturer (invented the Barbie doll) born in Denver Colorado (d. 2002)
04 Nov 1916
John Basilone US Marine (Medal of Honor at the Battle for Henderson Field) born in Buffalo New York (d. 1945)
04 Nov 1917
Leonardo Cimino Italian-American actor (The Monster Squad V Dune Waterworld Hudson Hawk) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2012)
04 Nov 1918
Cameron Mitchell American actor (The High Chaparral) born in Dallastown Pennsylvania (d. 1994)
04 Nov 1919
Martin Balsam American charaacter actor (Psycho 12 Angry Men Archie Bunkers Place Catch 22) born in NYC New York (d. 1996)
04 Nov 1920
Georges Papy Belgian mathematician (Numbers Game)
04 Nov 1922
Benno Besson Swiss actor and director (Der Arzt wider Willen) born in Yverdon-les-Bains Vaud Switzerland (d. 2006)
04 Nov 1924
Howie Meeker Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing coach broadcaster (Toronto Maple Leafs) and politician (Member of Parliament) born in Kitchener Ontario
04 Nov 1925
Ritwik Ghatak Bengali filmmaker (Titash Ekti Nadir Naam) born in Dhaka East Bengal (d. 1976)
04 Nov 1928
Hannah Weiner American experimental poet born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 1997)
04 Nov 1929
Shaike Ophir Israeli actor comedian and Israels 1st mime (The Policeman The Delta Force) born in Jerusalem Mandate Palestine (d. 1987)
04 Nov 1930
Dick Groat American baseball shortstop (NL MVP 1960 MLB All-Star 195960 6264) and basketball guard (Fort Wayne Pistons) born in Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania
04 Nov 1930
Kate Reid British actress (The Andromeda Strain Heaven Help US) born in London England (d. 1993)
04 Nov 1931
Darla Hood American child actress (Little Rascals The Bat) born in Leedey Oklahoma (d. 1979)
04 Nov 1931
Bernard Francis Law disgraced American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (1982-2002) born in Torren Coahuila Mexico (d. 2017
04 Nov 1932
Noam Pitlik American actor and director (Sanford & Son Bob Newhart) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
04 Nov 1932
Thomas Klestil President of Austria (d. 2004)
04 Nov 1933
Mildred McDaniel American high jumper (Olympic gold 1956) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 2004)
04 Nov 1933
Tito Francona American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1961) born in Aliquippa Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
04 Nov 1934
Judith Herzberg Dutch poetessauthor (Charlotte Life or Theater)
04 Nov 1936
Charles Kenneth C K Williams American poet and translator (Pulitzer prize 2000) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2015)
04 Nov 1937
Loretta Swit American actress (Hotlips Houlihan in MASH) born in Passaic New Jersey
04 Nov 1938
Harry Elston R&B singer (Friends of Distinction ) born in Dallas Texas
04 Nov 1940
Delbert McClinton singer (Gonna Find a Good Woman) born in Lubbock Texas
04 Nov 1941
Martin Brozius Dutch actor (Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden)
04 Nov 1943
Marlene Jobert novelist (Adventures of John Difool)
04 Nov 1943
Clark Graebner American tennis player (US Davis Cup 1968 French Open doubles 1966 US Open runner-up 1967) born in Cleveland Ohio
04 Nov 1944
Willem Breuker Dutch saxophonistconductor (WB Collective)
04 Nov 1947
Alexei Ulanov Russian pairs figure skater (Olympic gold [with Irina Rodnina] 1972) born in Moscow Russia
04 Nov 1947
Rod Marsh Australian cricket wicket-keeper (96 Tests 355 dismissals Australian selector) born in Perth Western Australia
04 Nov 1949
Berlinda Tolbert actor (Jenny-Jeffersons) born in Charlotte North Carolina
04 Nov 1950
Markie Post [Marjorie] actress (Christine-Night Court) born in Palo Alto California
04 Nov 1953
Jacques Villeneuve (elder) Canadian auto racer (North American Formula Atlantic Champion 198081Can-Am Champion 1983) born in Berthierville Quebec
04 Nov 1954
Chris Difford British guitaristvocalist (Squeeze) born in Greenwich London
04 Nov 1955
Peter Boynton Danaiscotta Maine actor (Tonio-As the World Turns)
04 Nov 1956
James Honeyman-Scott rock guitaristvocalist (Pretenders)
04 Nov 1956
Jordan Rudess American musician (Dream Theater)
04 Nov 1957
Aleksandr Tkachev Russian gymnast (Olympic gold team parallel bars 1980) born in Semiluki Voronezh Oblast
04 Nov 1957
Najee [Jerome Najee Rasheed] American jazz musician born in NYC New York
04 Nov 1957
Tony Abbott Australian Prime Minister (2013-15) born in London England
04 Nov 1960
Kim Forester American country singer (Forester Sister-Men) born in Fort Oglethorpe Georgia
04 Nov 1960
Kathy Griffin American comedienne (Suddenly Susan Kathy Griffin My Life on the D-List) born in Chicago Illinois
04 Nov 1960
Frl. Menke German pop singer of the Neue Deutsche Welle
04 Nov 1961
Ralph Macchio Huntington NY actor (Karate Kid 8 is Enough)
04 Nov 1961
Nigel Worthington Irish soccer midfielder and manager (66 caps NI Sheffield Wednesday Norwich City) born in Ballymena Northern Ireland
04 Nov 1963
David Williams West Indian cricket wicket-keeper (11 Tests 42 dismissals) born in Penal Trinidad and Tobago
04 Nov 1963
Marc Dry Canadian singer and guitarist (Zbulon)
04 Nov 1963
Wang Shu Chinese Architect born in rmqi Xinjiang
04 Nov 1965
Erik Norgard NFL centerguard (HoustonTennessee Oilers)
04 Nov 1965
Gregory Scott [Koenig] Dearborn Mich guitarist (Signs of Life)
04 Nov 1965
Wayne Static [Wells] American musician (Static-X) born in Muskegon Michigan (d. 2015)
04 Nov 1966
Bubba McDowell NFL safety (Carolina Panthers)
04 Nov 1966
Kool Rock [Damon Wimbley] rapper (Fat Boys-Jail House Rock)
04 Nov 1966
Petra Verkaik American Playboy playmate (Dec 1989) appeared more than any other woman born in Los Angeles California
04 Nov 1966
H. John Heinz IV American medieval armor craftsman son of Teresa Heinz
04 Nov 1967
Alex Rousseau US water polo 2m Offense (Olympic 4th 1992 96) born in Paris France
04 Nov 1967
Asif Mujtaba cricketer (Pakistani lefty batsman)
04 Nov 1967
Eric Karros Hackansack NJ infielder (LA Dodgers)
04 Nov 1968
Carlos Baerga Puerto Rico infielder (Cleveland Indians)
04 Nov 1968
Domingo Cedeno infielder (Toronto Blue Jays) born in La Ramona Dominican Republic
04 Nov 1968
Osvaldo Fernandez Holguin Cuba pitcher (SF Giants)
04 Nov 1970
Corey Schwab Canadian NHL goalie (NJ Devils) born in North Battleford Canada
04 Nov 1970
Tim DeBoom American triathlete born in Cedar Rapids Iowa
04 Nov 1971
Russell Copeland NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills)
04 Nov 1974
Cedric Bixler-Zavala American musician (At the Drive-In The Mars Volta) born in Redwood City. California
04 Nov 1975
Heather Tom actress (Victoria Howard-Young & Restless) born in Hinsdale Illinois
04 Nov 1975
Curtis Stone Australian chef and television personality
04 Nov 1977
So Ji-sub South Korean swimmer model and actor
04 Nov 1979
Daisy Eagan American actresss (Secret Graden) born in Brooklyn New York
04 Nov 1979
Trishelle Cannatella American reality TV castmember and model
04 Nov 1631
Mary 1st British Princess Royal and the Princess of Orange born in St Jamess Palace London (d. 1660)
04 Nov 1708
Robert Praelisauer German composer born in Ktzting Bavaria (d. 1771)
04 Nov 1740
Augustus Montague Toplady English hymn writer (Rock of Ages) born in Farnham Surrey England (d. 1778)
04 Nov 1756
Anthony van Hoboken Dutch merchant and ship owner born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1850)
04 Nov 1765
Pierre-Simon Girard French mathematician and engineer (fluid mechanics) born in Caen France (d. 1836)
04 Nov 1779
Jan Willem Pieneman Dutch historical painter (Battle at Waterloo) born in Abcoude Dutch Republic (d. 1853)
04 Nov 1790
Carlos Antonio Lpez 1st President of Paraguay (1844-62) born in Asuncin Paraguay (d. 1862)
04 Nov 1797
Aleksander Bestuzhev-Marlinsky Russian author born in St. Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1837)
04 Nov 1800
Eduard Brendler Swedish composer born in Dresden Germany (d. 1831)
04 Nov 1809
Benjamin Robbins Curtis American attorney and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court born in Watertown Massachusetts (d. 1874)
04 Nov 1812
Aleardo [Gaetano] Aleardi Italian poet (Lettere a Maria) born in Verona Austrian Empire (d. 1878)
04 Nov 1816
William Polk Hardeman American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Williamson County Tennessee (d. 1898)
04 Nov 1835
Lunsford L. Lomax American Major General (Confederate Army) born in Newport Rhode Island (d. 1913)
04 Nov 1836
Henry J. Lutcher American businessman and sawmill partner born in Williamsport Pennsylvania (d. 1912)
04 Nov 1842
William Barker Cushing American naval officer (best known for sinking the CSS Albemarle during a daring nighttime raid on 27 October 1864) born in Delafield Wisconsin (d. 1874)
04 Nov 1845
Vasudeo Balwant Phadke Indian independence activist and revolutionary born in Shirdhon village Panvel taluka Raigad district British India (d. 1883)
04 Nov 1846
Gaston Serpette French composer born in Nantes France (d. 1904)
04 Nov 1859
Stanisaw Niewiadomski Polish composer born in Soposzyn (d. 1936)
04 Nov 1862
Eden Phillpotts English novelist poet and playwright (Red Madymaynes) born in Mount Abu Rajasthan India (d. 1960)
04 Nov 1867
Tomasz Arciszewski 31st Prime Minister of Poland 3rd Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile in London (1944-47) born in Sierzchowy Piotrkw Governorate Congress Poland (d. 1955)
04 Nov 1872
Herman Finck British composer (In The Shadows) born in London (d. 1939)
04 Nov 1873
G. E. Moore English philosopher (systematic approach to ethical problems) born in London (d. 1958)
04 Nov 1874
Aleksandr Vasilevich Kolchak Russian military commander born in Saint Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1920)
04 Nov 1876
James Earle Fraser American sculptor (Indian Head (Buffalo) nickel) born in Winona Minnesota (d. 1953)
04 Nov 1881
Gena Branscombe Canadian pianist and composer born in Picton Ontario (d. 1977)
04 Nov 1881
Milton Rosmer British director (Murder in the Red Barn) born in Southport Lancashire England (d. 1971)
04 Nov 1887
Knut Algot Hkanson Swedish composer born in Kinna Sweden (d. 1929)
04 Nov 1889
Alton Adams American composer (1st black bandmaster in the United States Navy) born in St. Thomas Virgin Islands (d. 1987)
04 Nov 1890
Klabund [Alfred Henschke] German writer (Bracke Borgia) born in Crossen Germany (d. 1928)
04 Nov 1891
Miroslav Krej Czech composer born in Rychnov nad Knnou Austria-Hungary (d. 1964)
04 Nov 1896
Carlos P. Garcia 8th President of the Philippines (1957-61) born in Talibon Bohol Philippines (d. 1971)
04 Nov 1897
Oscar Lorenzo Fernndez Brazilian conductor and composer (Imbapara) born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil (d. 1948)
04 Nov 1900
Luigi Lucioni Italian-American landscape painter (opera stars) born in Malnate Italy (d. 1988)
04 Nov 1900
Lucreiu Ptrcanu Romanian communist activist and sociologist born in Bacu Romania (d. 1954)
04 Nov 1901
Yi Bangja Crown Prince Euimin of Korea (1926-70) born in Tokyo Japan d. 1989)
04 Nov 1901
Spyridon Marinatos Greek archaeologist (discovery of the site of an ancient port city on the island of Thera in the southern Aegean Sea) born in Lixorion Cephalonia Greece (d. 1974)
04 Nov 1903
Ion Vasilescu Romanian composer born in Bucharest Romania (d. 1960)
04 Nov 1904
Tadeusz yliski Polish technician and textilist born in Vilnius Lithuania (d. 1967)
04 Nov 1905
Martin Raschke German author and publisher born in Dresden Germany (d. 1943)
04 Nov 1906
Arnold Cooke British composer born in Gomersal West Yorkshire England (d. 2005)
04 Nov 1906
Roswell Leavitt Gilpatric American lawyer and diplomat born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1996)
04 Nov 1906
Siegfried Borris German composer born in Berlin Germany (d. 1987)
04 Nov 1908
Stanley Cortez American cinematographer (Magnificent Ambersons) born in NYC New York (d. 1997)
04 Nov 1909
Evelyn Johnson American pilot (most flying hours - 57685) born in Corbin Kentucky (d. 2012)
04 Nov 1911
Jack Rose American screenwriter born in Warsaw Russian Empire (d. 1995)
04 Nov 1911
Osamu Shimizu Japanese composer born in Osaka Japan (d. 1986)
04 Nov 1912
Pauline Trigre French-American fashion designer (Bell Bottoms) born in Paris (d. 2002)
04 Nov 1915
Alistair Cameron Crombie Australian historian of science born in Brisbane Australia (d. 1996)
04 Nov 1915
Court Benson Canadian-American actor and broadcaster born in Vancouver British Columbia (d. 1995)
04 Nov 1915
Lloyd James Austin Australian linguist and literary scholar born in Melbourne Australia (d. 1994)
04 Nov 1920
Georges Papy Belgian mathematician (Numbers Game) born in Anderlecht Belgium (d. 2011)
04 Nov 1921
Antonio Ruiz Soler Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer born in Seville Spain (d. 1996)
04 Nov 1922
Poul Rovsing Olsen Danish composer born in Copenhagen (d. 1982)
04 Nov 1922
Fernand Bonnier de La Chapelle French resistance fighter and assassin of Admiral of the Fleet and Vichy Prime Minister Franois Darlan born in Algiers French Empire (d. 1942)
04 Nov 1923
Freddy Heineken Dutch beer brewer (Heineken) born in Amsterdam (d. 2002)
04 Nov 1927
Vittorio Fellegara Italian composer born in Milan (d. 2011)
04 Nov 1928
Hannah Weiner American experimental poet born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 1997)
04 Nov 1931
Bernard Francis Law Disgraced American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (1982-2002) born in Torren Coahuila Mexico (d. 2017)
04 Nov 1932
David Shipman English film historian born in Norwich Norfolk England (d. 1996)
04 Nov 1932
Thomas Klestil President of Austria (1992-2004) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2004)
04 Nov 1934
Judith Herzberg Dutch poet and author (Charlotte Life or Theater) born in Amsterdam
04 Nov 1935
Elgar Howarth English conductor and composer born in Cannock Staffordshire England
04 Nov 1936
Didier Ratsiraka President of Madagascar (1975-93) born in Vatomandry French Madagascar
04 Nov 1943
Marlene Jobert French actress and novelist (Adventures of John Difool) born in Algiers French Algeria
04 Nov 1938
Harry Elston American R&B singer (Friends of Distinction) born in Dallas Texas
04 Nov 1940
Delbert McClinton American singer (Gonna Find a Good Woman) born in Lubbock Texas
04 Nov 1941
Martin Brozius Dutch actor (Goede Tijden Slechte Tijden) born in Hoorn Noord-Holland Netherlands (d. 2009)
04 Nov 1941
Richard James Gill Australian conductor and music educator born in Sydney Australia (d. 2018)
04 Nov 1944
Willem Breuker Dutch saxophonist and conductor (WB Collective) born in Amsterdam (d. 2010)
04 Nov 1944
Scherrie Payne American singer (The Supremes) born in Detroit Michigan
04 Nov 1946
Robert Mapplethorpe American photographer born in Floral Park New York (d. 1989)
04 Nov 1946
Laura Bush U.S. First Lady (2001-09) born in Midland Texas
04 Nov 1946
Frederick Elmes American cinematographer (The Night Of) born in Mountain Lakes New Jersey
04 Nov 1949
Berlinda Tolbert American actor (Jenny-The Jeffersons) born in Charlotte North Carolina
04 Nov 1950
Markie Post American actress (Christine-Night Court) born in Palo Alto California
04 Nov 1950
Charles Frazier American novelist (Cold Mountain) born in Asheville North Carolina
04 Nov 1951
Traian Bsescu 4th President of Romania (2004-14) born in Basarabi Romania
04 Nov 1953
Carlos Gutierrez American politician (35th United States Secretary of Commerce 2005-09) born in Havana Cuba
04 Nov 1953
Marvel Williamson American educator born in Holton Kansas
04 Nov 1954
Chris Difford British guitarist and vocalist (Squeeze) born in Greenwich London
04 Nov 1954
Aleksandr Aksinin Russian athlete (Olympic gold 4100m relay 1980 bronze 1976) born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 2020)
04 Nov 1955
Peter Boynton American actor (Tonio-As the World Turns) born in Damariscotta Maine
04 Nov 1955
Matti Vanhanen 40th Prime Minister of Finland (2003-10) born in Jyvskyl Finland
04 Nov 1956
James Honeyman-Scott English rock guitarist and vocalist (Pretenders) born in Hereford Herefordshire England (d. 1982)
04 Nov 1956
Jeff Watson American rock guitarist (Night Ranger) born in Sacramento California
04 Nov 1956
Jordan Rudess American musician (Dream Theater) born in New York
04 Nov 1958
Anne Sweeney American television executive (Disney) born in Kingston New York
04 Nov 1960
Marc Awodey American artist and writer born in Birmingham Michigan (d. 2012)
04 Nov 1960
Frl. Menke German pop singer (Neue Deutsche Welle) born in Hamburg Germany
04 Nov 1961
Ralph Macchio American actor (Karate Kid 8 is Enough) born in Huntington New York
04 Nov 1961
Daron Hagen American composer born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
04 Nov 1961
Edward Knight American composer born in Ann Arbor Michigan
04 Nov 1962
Jeff Probst American television host (Survivor) born in Wichita Kansas
04 Nov 1963
Marc Dry Canadian singer and guitarist (Zbulon) born in Mascouche Quebec
04 Nov 1963
Rosario Flores Spanish singer (Muchas Flores) and actress born in Madrid
04 Nov 1963
Michel Therrien Canadian ice hockey coach (Philadelphia Flyers) born in Montreal Quebec
04 Nov 1964
Kurt Krakowian American child actor born in Berwyn Illinois
04 Nov 1965
Erik Norgard American NFL center and guard (HoustonTennessee Oilers) born in Bellevue Washington
04 Nov 1965
Malandra Burrows English actress (Emmerdale) born in Woolton Liverpool
04 Nov 1965
Pata [Tomoaki Ishizuka] Japanese musician (X Japan) born in Chiba Japan
04 Nov 1965
Wayne Static [Wells] American musician (Static-X) born in Muskegon Michigan (d. 2014)
04 Nov 1966
Bubba McDowell American NFL safety (Carolina Panthers) born in Fort Gaines Georgia
04 Nov 1966
Kool Rock [Damon Wimbley] rapper (Fat Boys-Jail House Rock)
04 Nov 1972
Tabu [Tabassum Hashmi] Indian actress (Maachis) born in Hyderabad India
04 Nov 1979
Daisy Eagan American actress (Secret Graden) born in Brooklyn New York
04 Nov 1708
Robert Praelisauer German composer music director and priest baptized in Ktzting Electorate of Bavaria (now Bad Ktzting Germany) (d. 1771)
04 Nov 1841
Carl Tausig Polish pianist student and protg of Liszt and composer noted for his transcriptions born in Warsaw (d. 1871)
04 Nov 1863
William Faulkes English organist transcriber and composer born in Liverpool on 4 November (d. 1933)
04 Nov 1908
Joseph Rotblat Polish Physicist (Nobel Peace Prize 1995 for work against nuclear arms) born in Warsaw Poland (d. 2005)
04 Nov 1919
Martin Balsam American character actor (Psycho 12 Angry Men Archie Bunkers Place Catch 22) born in NYC New York (d. 1996)
04 Nov 1924
Howie Meeker Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing coach broadcaster (NHL All Star 1947-49 Stanley Cup 1947 48 49 51 Toronto Maple Leafs) and politician (Member of Parliament) born in Kitchener Ontario (d. 2020)
04 Nov 1925
Kjerstin Dellert Swedish opera singer born in Stockholm (d. 2018)
04 Nov 1942
Patricia Bath American ophthalmologist (invented laser cataract surgery) born in New York City (d. 2019)
04 Nov 1948
Amadou Toumani Tour Mali politician President of Mali (2002-12) born in Mopti Mali (d. 2020) [1]
04 Nov 1950
(Marjorie) Markie Post American actress (Night Court 1984-92 - Christine Theres Something About Mary) born in Palo Alto California (d. 2021)
04 Nov 1954
Chris Difford British lyricist guitarist and vocalist (Squeeze - Black Coffee In Bed Tempted) born in Greenwich London
04 Nov 1955
David Julius American physiologist (2021 Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine for receptors for temperature and touch) born in Brooklyn New York
04 Nov 1956
Jordan Rudess American progressive rock keyboardist (Dream Theater) born in New York
04 Nov 1957
Elena Kats-Chernin Russian-Australian classical pianist and composer (Wild Swans) born in Tashkent USSR (now Uzbekistan)
04 Nov 1960
Kim Forester American country singer (Forester Sisters - Men) born in Fort Oglethorpe Georgia
04 Nov 1961
Ralph Macchio American actor (Karate Kid franchise My Cousin Vinny Beer League Eight is Enough 1980-81) born in Huntington New York
04 Nov 1961
Les Sampou American folk singer-songwriter born in Norwalk Connecticut
04 Nov 1963
Wang Shu Chinese architect (2012 - 1st Chinese architect to win Pritzker Prize) born in rmqi Xinjiang
04 Nov 1965
Gregory Scott [Koenig] American guitarist (Signs of Life) born in Dearborn Michigan
04 Nov 1966
Sam Rosenthal American electronic musician and composer (Black Tape for a Blue Girl) born in Brooklyn New York
04 Nov 1966
Kool Rock-ski [Damon Wimbley] American rapper (Fat Boys - Jail House Rap) born in Brooklyn New York
04 Nov 1967
Asif Mujtaba Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani lefty batsman) born in Karachi Pakistan
04 Nov 1967
Eric Karros American infielder (LA Dodgers) born in Hackansack New Jersey
04 Nov 1968
Carlos Baerga Puerto Rican infielder (Cleveland Indians) born in Puerto Rico
04 Nov 1968
Domingo Cedeno Dominican infielder (Toronto Blue Jays) born in La Ramona Dominican Republic
04 Nov 1968
Osvaldo Fernandez Cuban MLB pitcher (SF Giants) born in Holguin Cuba
04 Nov 1969
Jan Apell Swedish player born in Gothenburg Sweden
04 Nov 1970
Malena Ernman Swedish opera singer born in Uppsala Sweden
04 Nov 1971
Russell Copeland American NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills) born in Tupelo Mississippi
04 Nov 1972
Lus Figo Portuguese footballer (Real Madrid Inter Milan) born in Almada Portugal
04 Nov 1974
Louise Redknapp English singer-songwriter and TV personality born in London England
04 Nov 1974
Jeff Kaplan American game designer (War of Warcraft) born in New Jersey
04 Nov 1975
Heather Tom American actress (Victoria Howard-Young & Restless) born in Hinsdale Illinois
04 Nov 1975
Lorenzen Wright American NBA forward (LA Clippers) born in Oxford Mississippi (d. 2010)
04 Nov 1975
Michael Osmond American singer (Osmond Boys) born in Utah
04 Nov 1975
Orlando Pace American tackle (St Louis Rams) born in Sandusky Ohio
04 Nov 1975
Eduard Kokcharov Russian handball player and manager born in Krasnodar Russia
04 Nov 1975
Curtis Stone Australian chef and television personality born in Melbourne Australia
04 Nov 1976
Bruno Junqueira Brazilian racing driver born in Belo Horizonte Brazil
04 Nov 1976
Mario Melchiot Dutch footballer born in Amsterdam Netherlands
04 Nov 1823
Karel Komzk I Bohemian organist conductor military bandleader and composer born in Netchovice Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1893) [1]
04 Nov 1873
Bobby Wallace Baseball HOF shortstop pitcher (Temple Cup 1895 Cleveland Spiders) and manager (St. Louis Browns Cincinnati Reds) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1960)
04 Nov 1902
Frank Jenks American stage and screen actor (Colonel Flack Zombies on Broadway) born in Des Moines Iowa (d. 1962)
04 Nov 1912
(Henry) Giff Vivian New Zealand cricket batsman (7 Tests 42.1 top score 100) born in Auckland New Zealand (d. 1983)
04 Nov 1922
Ralph Sutton American stride and Dixieland jazz pianist and composer born in Hamburg Missouri (d. 2001)
04 Nov 1932
Tommy Makem Irish folk singer born in Keady County Armagh Northern Ireland (d. 2007)
04 Nov 1937
Loretta Swit [Szwed] American Emmy Award-winning actress (MASH - Major Margaret Hot Lips Houlihan born in Passaic New Jersey
04 Nov 1947
Rod Marsh Australian cricket wicket-keeper (96 Tests 355 dismissals 3 x 100 coach Australian & England Academies) and broadcaster (9 Network) born in Perth Australia (d. 2022)
04 Nov 1948
Heber Bartolome Filipino folk-rock singer-songwriter guitarist bandurria and kubing player (Banyuhay - Nena) born inCabanatuan Philippines (d. 2021)
04 Nov 1961
Edward Knight American contemporary classical jazz and musical theater composer (Total Eclipse Big Shoulders) born in Ann Arbor Michigan
04 Nov 1961
Jeff Probst American television producer and host (Survivor) born in Wichita Kansas
04 Nov 1967
Mino Raiola Italian soccer agent (Pavel Nedvd Zlatan Ibrahimovi Paul Pogba) born in Nocera Inferiore Italy (d. 2022)
04 Nov 1972
Jeff Kaplan American game designer (World of Warcraft) born in New Jersey
04 Nov 1974
Kaws [Brian Donnelly] American artist and designer born in Jersey City New Jersey
04 Nov 1448
Alphonso II King of Naples (1494-95) born in Naples Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) (d. 1495)
04 Nov 1800
Eduard Brendler Swedish composer born in Dresden Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1831)
04 Nov 1863
William Faulkes British organist transcriber and composer born in Liverpool England (d. 1933)
04 Nov 1872
Herman Finck British conductor (Palace Theatre (London) 1900-20) theater and light classical composer (In The Shadows) born in London England (d. 1939)
04 Nov 1901
Spyridon Marinatos Greek archaeologist who rediscovered the site of an ancient port city on the island of Thera in the southern Aegean Sea born in Lixorion Cephalonia Greece (d. 1974)
04 Nov 1901
Yi Bangja Crown Prince Euimin of Korea (1926-70) born in Tokyo Japan (d. 1989)
04 Nov 1930
Dick Groat American baseball shortstop (NL MVP & NL batting champion 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 x MLB All-Star St. Louis Cardinals) and College Basketball HOF guard (Duke Uni Fort Wayne Pistons) born in Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
04 Nov 1932
Noam Pitlik American character actor (Hogans Heroes Sanford & Son The Bob Newhart Show - Mr. Gianelli) and Emmy Award-winning director (Barney Miller Wings Mr. Belvedere) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
04 Nov 1936
Didier Ratsiraka President of Madagascar (1975-93) born in Vatomandry French Madagascar (d. 2021)
04 Nov 1940
Delbert McClinton American blues-rock singer guitarist and harmonica player (Bruce Channel - Hey Baby Giving It Up for Your Love) born in Lubbock Texas
04 Nov 1941
Richard James Gill Australian music educator born in Sydney Australia (d. 2018)
04 Nov 1943
(James) Boo Boo Davis American electric blues guitarist singer drummer and harmonica player (Im So Tired Boo Boo Boogaloo) born in Drew Mississippi
04 Nov 1948
Heber Bartolome Filipino folk-rock singer-songwriter guitarist bandurria and kubing player (Banyuhay - Nena) born in Cabanatuan Philippines (d. 2021)
04 Nov 1956
James Honeyman-Scott British rock guitarist (The Pretenders - Brass in Pocket) born in Hereford Herefordshire England (d. 1982)
04 Nov 1957
Najee [Jerome Najee Rasheed] American smooth jazz saxophonist and flute player born in NYC New York
04 Nov 1959
Jzsef Fitos Hungarian soccer midfielder (12 caps Szombathelyi Halads 1919 Budapest Honvd Panathinaikos FC) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 2022)
04 Nov 1961
Daron Hagen American composer (Prayer for Peace Shining Brow) filmmaker (Orson Rehearsing) and writer born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
04 Nov 1963
Wang Shu Chinese architect (Pritzker Prize - 2012 1st from China to win) born in rmqi Xinjiang
04 Nov 1971
Gregory Porter American Grammy Award-winning jazz singer and songwriter (Liquid Spirit) born in Sacramento California
04 Nov 1640
Carlo Mannelli Italian composer born in Rome Papal States (d. 1697)
04 Nov 1656
Leonard Sailer German composer and organist born in the Free Imperial City of Ulm Holy Roman Empire (d. after 1694)
04 Nov 1674
Anton Englert German composer and organist born in the Free Imperial City of Schweinfurt Holy Roman Empire (d. 1751)
04 Nov 1732
Thomas Johnson American lawyer militia commander politician (delegate to the First Continental Congress 1st Governor of Maryland 1977-79) and jurist (US Supreme Court Justice 1791-93) born in St. Leonard Maryland British America (d. 1819)
04 Nov 1816
Stephen Johnson Field American jurist Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court born in Haddam Connecticut (d. 1899)
04 Nov 1818
Alexander Lawton Brigadier General in the Confederate Army born in Beaufort District South Carolina (d. 1896)
04 Nov 1859
Stanisaw Niewiadomski Polish composer born in Soposzyn Kingdom of Galicia Austrian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1936)
04 Nov 1901
Yi Bangja [Princess Masako of Nashimoto] Japanese royal (Crown Princess Euimin of Korea 1926-70) known as the mother of the handicapped in Korea born in Tokyo Japan (d. 1989)
04 Nov 1908
Stanley Cortez American cinematographer (Magnificent Ambersons) born in New York City (d. 1997)
04 Nov 1912
Vadim Salmanov Russian composer born in St. Petersburg Russia (d. 1978)
04 Nov 1919
Martin Balsam American character actor (Psycho 12 Angry Men Archie Bunkers Place Catch 22) born in New York City (d. 1996)
04 Nov 1925
Kjerstin Dellert Swedish opera singer born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 2018)
04 Nov 1927
Vittorio Fellegara Italian composer born in Milan Italy (d. 2011)
04 Nov 1933
Mildred McDaniel American athlete (Olympic gold high jump 1956) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 2004)
04 Nov 1944
Toni Stern American poet (The Wet Clay of My Heart) and lyricist (Carole King - Its Too Late Where You Lead) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2024) [1]
04 Nov 1953
Marvel Williamson American healthcare educator and writer born in Holton Kansas
04 Nov 1957
Najee [Jerome Najee Rasheed] American smooth jazz saxophonist and flute player born in New York City
04 Nov 1966
H. John Heinz IV American medieval armor craftsman and son of Teresa Heinz
04 Nov 1708
Robert Praelisauer German composer music director and priest baptized in Ktzting Electorate of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1771)
04 Nov 1823
Karel Komzk I Bohemian organist conductor military bandleader and composer born in Netchovice Kingdom of Bohemia Austrian Empire (d. 1893) [1]
04 Nov 1841
Carl Tausig Polish pianist student and protg of Liszt and composer noted for his transcriptions born in Warsaw Congress Poland (d. 1871)
04 Nov 1859
Stanisaw Niewiadomski Polish composer born in Soposzyn Kingdom of Galicia Austrian Empire (d. 1936)
04 Nov 1872
Herman Finck British conductor (Palace Theatre (London) 1900-20) theater and light classical composer (In The Shadows) born in London (d. 1939)
04 Nov 1900
Luigi Lucioni Italian-American landscape painter (opera stars) born in Malnate Kingdom of Italy (d. 1988)
04 Nov 1912
Giff Vivian New Zealand cricket all-rounder (7 Tests 1 x 100 HS 100 17 wickets Auckland) born in Auckland New Zealand (d. 1983)
04 Nov 1921
Mary Sherman Morgan American rocket fuel scientist inventor of the liquid fuel Hydyne which powered the Jupiter-C rocket that boosted the first U.S. satellite Explorer 1 born in Ray North Dakota (d. 2004)
04 Nov 1922
Poul Rovsing Olsen Danish composer born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1982)
04 Nov 1938
Vitaliy Dyrdyra Ukrainian sailor (Olympic gold USSR Tempest Class 1972) born in Melnykivka Ukraine (d. 2024)
04 Nov 1941
Margaret Markey American legislator who introduced the Child Victims Act of 2019 born in Queens New York (d. 2025) [1]
04 Nov 1960
Frl. Menke German pop singer (Neue Deutsche Welle) born in Hamburg West Germany
04 Nov 1963
Marc Dry Canadian rock singer and guitarist (Zbulon) born in Mascouche Quebec
04 Nov 1963
Rosario Flores Spanish Latin pop singer (Muchas Flores). and actress (Chatarra) born in Madrid Spain
04 Nov 1963
Wang Shu Chinese architect (Pritzker Prize 2012 1st from China to win) born in rmqi Xinjiang
04 Nov 1965
Malandra Burrows British actress (Kathy Glover in Emmerdale) born in Woolton England
04 Nov 1966
Kool Rock-ski [Damon Wimbley] American rapper (Fat Boys - Jail House Rap) born in Brooklyn New York City
04 Nov 1966
Sam Rosenthal American electronic musician and composer (Black Tape for a Blue Girl) born in Brooklyn New York City
04 Nov 1858
Frank Benson British theatre actor manager and founder of the Benson Acting Company born in Hampshire England (d. 1939)
04 Nov 1896
Harry M. Woods American pianist and Tin Pan Alley songwriter (When the Red Red Robin (Comes Bob Bob Bobbin Along) Im Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover Try a Little Tenderness) born in North Chelmsford Massachusetts (d. 1970)
04 Nov 1905
Nannie Doss American serial killer known as the Black Widow born in Blue Mountain Alabama (d. 1965)
04 Nov 1924
Lee Hyo-jae South Korean activist and scholar known for raising awareness of the Japanese militarys World War sexual slavery system (Comfort Women) born in Masan Korea (d. 2020)
04 Nov 1926
Carlos Patato Valdes Cuban-American big band and Afro-Cuban jazz percussionist and conguero (Art Blakey Dizzy Gillespie Herbie Mann) born in Havana Cuba (d. 2007)
04 Nov 1929
Paul Vance [Florio] American songwriter (with Lee Pockriss - Catch a Falling Star Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini Playground in my Mind) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2022)
04 Nov 1930
Dick Groat American baseball shortstop (NL MVP & NL batting champion 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 x MLB All-Star St. Louis Cardinals) and College Basketball HOF guard (Duke University Fort Wayne Pistons) born in Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
04 Nov 1933
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Nigerian military and political leader who led Biafran forces during the Nigerian Civil War and served as President of Biafra (1967-70) born in Zungeru British Nigeria (d. 2011)
04 Nov 1933
Terry Rawlings British film editor (Chariots of Fire Blade Runner) born in London (d. 2019)
04 Nov 1934
Miroslav Ondek Czech BAFTA and Academy Award winning cinematographer (Amadeus Ragtime) born in Prague Czechoslovakia (d. 2015)
04 Nov 1935
Barry Crocker Australian Gold Logie-winning actor and television personality (The Adventures of Barry McKenzie The Sound of Music TV series) born in Geelong Victoria Australia
04 Nov 1935
Elgar Howarth British conductor and composer born in Cannock Staffordshire England (d. 2025)
04 Nov 1942
Rudolf Belin Croatian soccer defender (29 caps Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb Beerschot VAV) and manager (Dinamo Zagreb Toronto Croatia Iraq) born in Zagreb Croatia (d. 2025)
04 Nov 1946
Isamu Sonoda Japanese judoka (Olympic gold middleweight 1976 World Cship gold 1969) born in Yanagawa Japan (d. 2026)
04 Nov 1953
Van Stephenson American country music songwriter guitarist and singer (BlackHawk) born in Hamilton Ohio (d. 2001)
04 Nov 1955
Peter Boynton American actor (Tonio Reyes in As the World Turns) born in Damariscotta Maine
04 Nov 1956
Jordan Rudess American progressive rock keyboardist (Dream Theater) born in Great Neck New York
04 Nov 1957
Angela Kelly English fashion designer known for serving as the Senior Dresser to Queen Elizabeth II born in Walton England